Bedside Open Chest Procedures in the CVICU - NCPD MOC Eligible 2023 - 10/23/2023

Monday, October 23, 2023, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Light Hall, Nashville, TN

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.00 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (4.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (4.00 hours)

To provide education to a multi-disciplinary team from the CVICU regarding bedside open-chest procedures (BO-CP). To identify multidisciplinary roles and responsibilities in a BO-CP. To establish the standard processes and procedure(s) associate with BO-CP. To enhance multidisciplinary team dynamics and communication. To improve clinician efficiency in BO-CP emergencies. To demonstrate competency in performing various roles in a BO-CP.

1. After participating in this activity, 100% of participants who complete the evaluation will self-report the ability to differentiate multidisciplinary roles and participate in a high-fidelity simulation of an open chest procedure.
2. Identify scenarios that may necessitate BO-CP.
3. Simulate the standard process and procedure(s) associated with BO-CP.
4. Recognize and name the procedural tools and materials used in a BO-CP.
5. Provide return demonstration of internal defibrillation, sterile procedure, cardiac massage, and severance of sternal wires.
6. Understand BO-CP clinician roles and responsibilities.

1. After participating in this activity, 100% of participants who complete the evaluation will self-report the ability to differentiate multidisciplinary roles and participate in a high-fidelity simulation of an open chest procedure.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.25 Medical Knowledge (Part II) MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive CME and MOC II credit for this course, the evaluation component must be completed. To receive MOC II credit, the evaluation must be completed by November 30th. Any evaluations completed after this date will receive CME credit only. Evaluations can be found in your CloudCME portal under the Evaluations & Certificates tab. After you have completed the evaluation, make sure to click the "Claim MOC" box for MOC II credit if you have previously set up your account to award MOC II.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nursing Education and Professional Development, is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development, designates this activity for a maximum of 4.25 Contact Hours.